Pingtan, in South China's Fujian province, has been actively attracting cross-Straits youth seeking employment or to start businesses in the city over the recent years, and it appears to be paying dividends.
An entrepreneur delegation from Taiwan paid a visit to Pingtan, Fujian province from Nov 7 to Nov 8 after attending the 2016 Cross-Straits Entrepreneurs Summit held in Xiamen.
Pingtan Comprehensive Pilot Zone held its first job fair for talents from Taiwan at the Taiwan Innovation Park situated in its Jinjingwan district on Oct 31.
The response from Taiwan will be a key factor in the implementation of infrastructure projects across the Taiwan Straits proposed in the 13th Five-Year Plan (2016-20), a top cross-Straits negotiator has said.
Senior legislators have backed China's top leadership for vowing not to alter its policy toward Taiwan despite imminent political changes on the island.